Does nipple stimulation to start labor really work ?

i am 70% effaced and 1 and a half centermerter dilated and and i was woundering what can help me start labor at home besides sex it hurts to much for that but the one i have heard the most of is nipple stimulation i was woundering does it really work and how long do i do it for

Not often. Plus there are no good studies looking at comparing it to the usual methods. Your best bet for a more natural way to bring on labor is to ask your doctor or midwife to sweep your membranes starting at 38 weeks. This has been proven to decrease the chance of going overdue.

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12/17/11

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Oh,and I think we did it for about 10 minutes. Heavy suction and kinda rough manual stimulation. Not at all pleasant, but sooo worth it. Before that I had no signs that my body was even close to labor. I think had we not done that he would have camped out for another week.

WORKED FOR ME! My son was a week overdue and my mom had flown out specifically for the birth and was due to go home, so I was desperate. My husband had to suck super dooper hard, much harder than an electric breastpump, in order for it to work. It was really unpleasant but my contractions started somewhere between 15 minutes to half an hour afterwards. 14 hours later I had my son and my mother didn't miss the birth. :)

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